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The man who wrote the perfect novel : John Williams, Stoner, and the writing life / Charles J. Shields.
Van Pelt Library PS3545.I5286 Z86 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shields, Charles J., 1951- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Williams, John, 1922-1994.
- Williams, John.
- Williams, John, 1922-1994. Stoner.
- Authors, American--20th century--Biography.
- Authors, American.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Nonfiction.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 305 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- First English-language edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Austin : University of Texas Press, 2018.
- Contents:
- Part 1. Nothing But the Night
- He comes from Texas
- "Ho, ho! wasn't I the character then?"
- Rough draft
- Key West
- Alan swallow
- Love
- Part 2. Butcher's Crossing
- The Winters Circle
- "Natural liars are the best writers"
- Butcher's Crossing
- Fiasco
- Part. 3. Stoner
- "It was that kind of world"
- "The Williams affair"
- Stoner
- Part 4. Augustus
- Bread loaf and "up on the hill"
- The good guys
- "Long life to the emperor!"
- Part 5. The Sleep of Reason
- Poem : "An old actor to his audience"
- "How can such a son of a bitch have such talent?"
- In extremis
- Epilogue. John Williams redux.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781477317365
- 1477317368
- OCLC:
- 1029771252
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